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Monthly Archives: May 2018
City of Philadelphia Still Fighting The Chamber of Commerce’s Effort to Block Equal Pay Law
Both the City of Philadelphia and the Chamber of Commerce are appealing a federal judge’s recent ruling on a prior-wage equal pay ordinance signed into law by Mayor Jim Kenney in January 2017. As we told you back in early … Continue reading
Posted in Equal pay
Tagged Chamber of Commerce, CHOP, Comcast, Drexel, Equal pay, Pay discrimination, Philadelphia, prior wage
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WLP Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court Guts Workers’ Rights
In Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis, a 5-4 decision issued on May 21, 2018 (PDF), the United States Supreme Court held that employer-imposed mandatory arbitration clauses that prevent employees from filing class actions in court are enforceable. This decision, written … Continue reading
Posted in wage theft
Tagged Epic Systems Corp, mandatory arbitration agreements, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, wage theft
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Victory: Third Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Rights of Transgender Students
This afternoon, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that upheld a Pennsylvania school district’s policy that permits transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity. Court … Continue reading
Posted in Transgender Rights
Tagged Boyertown, LBGTQ, LBGTQ equality, Pennsylvania, Third Circuit, Transgender Rights, U.S. Court of Appeals
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What You Need to Know about Trump’s Attack on Title X
The Title X Family Planning Program was established by President Richard Nixon in 1970 in order to help alleviate poverty and improve the health of women and children. It fulfilled Nixon’s promise that “no American woman should be denied access to family planning … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cancer screenings, Contraception, healthcare, independent clinics, Planned Parenthood, STI screenings, Title X, Women's health
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Calling All Moms (and Mom Supporters)! Join Us to Advocate for Workplace Equality in PA on May 22
In honor of Mother’s Day month, we are joining MomsRising and fellow advocates from across the state and heading to the Capitol to call on lawmakers to pass policies that will help lift Pennsylvania families by fighting discrimination in the … Continue reading
Posted in Get Involved
Tagged MomsRising, PA Campaign for Women's Health, Paid Leave, workplace accommodations for pregnant workers
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Litigation Update: Briefs Filed in Case Re: If Prenatal Drug Use is Child Abuse Under Civil Law
We just filed our main brief in an important case that may have a profound influence on public health and the rights of pregnant people in Pennsylvania and beyond. Can a woman’s behavior while pregnant be considered child abuse under … Continue reading
Posted in Pregnancy
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Action Alert: PA Lawmakers Just Introduced a 6-Week Abortion Ban
Have you been following the uproar over Iowa signing into law “one of the country’s most restrictive abortion laws?” Pennsylvania lawmakers just introduced it here. HB2315, introduced by Rep. Saccone, attempts to criminalize abortion at approximately six weeks, far before the … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion Access
Tagged 6-week ban, Abortion, abortion restriction, Pennsylvania, unconstitutional
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Split Ruling on Lawsuit to Block Philadelphia’s Equal Pay Ordinance
This week, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued an order granting in part and denying in part a motion brought by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia on behalf of members such as Comcast Corporation, … Continue reading
Posted in Equal pay
Tagged Equal pay, Philadelphia, prior wage
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